7.8Visual Effects
Koichi Kawakita
- Born
- 1942-12-05
- Died
- 2014-12-05
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Koichi Kawakita was a Japanese director, cinematographer, and optical photographer best known for his work on most of the Heisei era Godzilla films and the first two Rebirth of Mothra films. He also occasionally appeared in cameos in some of Toho's tokusastu productions.
Known For
Filmography
46 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga
2019 · Movie
Self - Filmmaker
Gunbot the Armored Robot
2014 · TV Show
Director · Writer
The God of Clay
2011 · Movie
Director · Editor · Visual Effects · Production Supervisor
Making of Godzilla vs. Mothra
2010 · Movie
Himself
Kawaii! JeNny
2007 · TV Show
Director
Super Star Fleet Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors
2005 · Movie
Visual Effects Director
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001 · Movie
Air SDF officer (uncredited)
Rebirth of Mothra II
1997 · Movie
Visual Effects Director · Visual Effects · Special Effects
Rebirth of Mothra
1996 · Movie
Visual Effects · Special Effects · Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994 · Movie
Visual Effects Director · Special Effects · Visual Effects
Monster Planet of Godzilla
1994 · Movie
Director
Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
1994 · Movie
Special Effects
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993 · Movie
Special Effects
Making of Godzilla vs. Biollante
1993 · Movie
Himself
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects Director
Gunhed
1989 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects Director · Visual Effects
Ultraman: Terror on Route 87
1989 · Movie
Title Designer
Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection
1986 · Movie
Director · Writer
Making of The Return of Godzilla
1985 · Movie
Director
Sayonara Jupiter
1984 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director
Zero
1984 · Movie
Special Effects
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981 · Movie
Visual Effects Director
Tokyo Earthquake Magnitude 8.1
1980 · Movie
Special Effects
The Mighty Peking Man
1977 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant
The War in Space
1977 · Movie
Special Effects
The Corporation
1976 · Movie
Special Effects
Conflagration
1975 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
1974 · Movie
Visual Effects · Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Director · Compositing Supervisor
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director
Submersion of Japan
1974 · TV Show
Special Effects
Zone Fighter
1973 · TV Show
Special Effects · Visual Effects · Visual Effects Director
Godzilla vs. Hedorah
1971 · Movie
Third Assistant Director
Space Amoeba
1970 · Movie
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera
Latitude Zero
1969 · Movie
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera
King Kong Escapes
1967 · Movie
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera
Son of Godzilla
1967 · Movie
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera
Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
1966 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects Camera
The War of the Gargantuas
1966 · Movie
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Camera · Visual Effects Compositor
Ultraman
1966 · TV Show
Visual Effects · Visual Effects Compositor · Title Designer
Dogora
1964 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
1964 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera
Mothra vs. Godzilla
1964 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1963 · Movie
Special Effects · Special Effects Assistant · Visual Effects Camera
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Movie
Special Effects · Visual Effects Camera · Special Effects Assistant